No, not milk–coconut water. This pleasing little cooler is a recent addition to my summer arsenal, thanks to a posting by David Wondrich on eGullet’s Fine Spirits & Cocktails forum. Rum & Coconut Water Fill a tall glass with ice; add 2 ounces rum–amber, aged rums are best–and top with coconut water. Relaaaaaax. Without getting… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Rum
Oh, That Oil
I think I’ve discovered where the “oil” in my new friend, the Corn ‘n Oil, comes from. This one comes from Murray Stenson, the aforementioned bartender extraordinaire from Zig Zag Cafe. In response to my falernum experiment, Murray suggested mixing a drink using Cruzan Blackstrap Rum, falernum, and the juice from a couple of lime… Continue Reading
No Corn. No Oil.
More fun with falernum. To give the sweetener a test-run in as near-pure a situation as possible, one of my first drinks is the Corn ‘n Oil–recipe kindly provided by Slakethirst. Corn ‘n Oil 1 ounce rum 1 ounce falernum 1 dash angostura bitters Stir with ice & strain into old-fashioned glass filled with crushed… Continue Reading
Rum Swizzle
The first drink I made with my new batch of falernum. I was looking for something that would make me hear steel drum music every time I took a sip. Didn’t quite get there, but it’s a nice drink nonetheless. Rum Swizzle Build in a highball glass: 2 ounces white rum juice 1/2 lime 1/2… Continue Reading
Mai Daiquiri
This recipe was posted over at the Drinkboy forum by Rafael. I’ve always been a big fan of mai tais, but sometimes I’m just not in the mood to go to that much effort to put one together. This is simply a variation on the daiquiri, using orgeat syrup for the sweetener. Orgeat is one… Continue Reading
